By Alexandra Pardal .

As the UK prepares for the second leaders debate of the election, focusing on foreign policy, a new FPC Briefing by Alexandra Pardal explores the UK Party Leaders positions and what a win for them on May 6th would do to the UK's influence in Europe.

Download FPC Briefing: Who would secure British influence in Europe? (160 kilobyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

By Alexandra Pardal .

This FPC briefing by our Senior Research Associate Alexandra Pardal explores some of the real challenges EU leaders face trying to kick start their economics after the global crisis and Greek turmoil through new plans to replace the last decade's Lisbon Strategy with a new 2020 vision.

Download FPC Briefing- The struggle to solve Europe's economic woes (270 kilobyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

The full text of a speech by Mustafa Sarigül, leader of Turkey's Change Movement, to the Foreign Policy Centre's A new politics for Turkey? Sarýgül's challenge to the Turkish political establishment event held at the UK Houses of Parliament on March 22nd 2010.

Download FPC Speech by Mustafa Sarýgül (350 kilobyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

Adam Hug (Ed.)

£4.95, plus £1 p+p.

Download Spotlight on Georgia pamphlet (3.71 megabyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

The FPC's Spotlight on Georgia pamphlet examines the growing human rights and governance challenges facing Georgia. It highlights increasing concerns both, internal and international, about Georgian rule of law, media freedom, policing and electoral processes. The pamphlet recommends how Georgia must reform and what the international community should do to support it.

Spotlight on Georgia was edited by Adam Hug, FPC Policy Director. It contains contributions from authors including: Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner; EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby; the Deputy Public Defender of Georgia Giorgi Chekheidze; former UK Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP; Chair of the UK's Georgian All Party Parliamentary Group Bruce George MP; former US Ambassador to the USSR Ambassador Arthur Hartman; Author and Conciliation Resources Associate Thomas de Waal; former OSCE Policing Advisor Marco Kubny; Elsa Vidal from Reporters Without Borders; Giorgi Gogia from Human Rights Watch; and Dr Hans Gutbrod from the Caucasus Research Resource Centres.

Adam Hug (Ed.)

£4.95, plus £1 p+p.

Download the pamphlet (1.36 megabyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

This FPC pamphlet supported by Business for New Europe makes the economic and business case for Turkish membership of the European Union and outlines the political challenges faced by both sides in making accession a reality.

Edited by Adam Hug, it contains contributions from: Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Rt Hon William Hague MP, Commissioner Olli Rehn, Roland Rudd (Chairman, Business for New Europe) Dr Mehmet Ugur (University of Greenwich), Prof Refik Erzan (Bogazici University), Dr Bahadir Kaleagasi (TUSIAD, the Turkish business association), Sir Julian Horn Smith, (UK Co-Chair, Turkish British Business Council) and Dr Gareth Winrow (formerly of Istanbul Bilgi University).

Dan Plesch, Greg Austin, Fiona Grant, Stephen Sullivan

March 2006 £9.95, plus £1 p+p.

Download Bio-Energy and CAP Reform (270 kilobyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

Britain is falling behind on all of its climate change and renewable energy targets, even as scientific opinion grows ever more alarmed at the rate of global warming. There is a growing need for urgent and comprehensive action. The government will publish an energy policy review in mid-2005. It cannot be allowed a 'business as usual' approach or a continuation of gradual adjustments. This pamphlet will provide a close look at one area where a radical new approach can produce speedy results.

Further information 

On Friday 28 May, The FPC held a major conference in Istanbul 'Turkey 2020: Challenges and Opportunities' at the Point Barbaros Hotel. Exploring the key themes of Turkey's Economic Future, Turkey in the World and A Turkey for all its Citizens it brought together leading progressive thinkers from academia, journalism, business, ngos and politics.

Mustafa Sarigül, leader of Turkey's Change Movement, delivered the keynote speech and its contents can be viewed at http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/1210.pdf

Download The full speaker line up for Turkey 2020 (180 kilobyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

Friday 21 May, 4.00-5.45pm

Main Hall, Pierhead Building, The National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF99 1NA

This is the final event in the FPC and European Commission Representation in the United Kingdom's Reconnecting the European Parliament and its People series.

Chair: Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan AM, Former First Minister of Wales and Chair of the Welsh Assembly European and External Affairs Committee

Speakers:

• Dr Kay Swinburne MEP (Conservative)
• Derek Vaughan MEP (Labour)
• Jill Evans MEP (Plaid Cymru)
• John Bufton MEP (UKIP)
• Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy and External Affairs, British Chambers of Commerce

Please RSVP to: events@fpc.org.uk

Download Reconnecting the European Parliament and its People: Cardiff (170 kilobyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)

Date: Friday 29 January 2010, 5pm-6.45pm

Venue: Committee Room 1, Scottish Parliament, Palace of Holyrood House, Edinburgh EH99 1SP

Speakers:

• Catherine Stihler MEP, Labour
• Struan Stevenson MEP, Conservative
• Christopher Harvie MSP, SNP
• Elspeth Attwooll, former Liberal Democrat MEP
• Professor Jo Shaw, Salvesen Chair of European Institutions, University of Edinburgh

Chair: George Foulkes MSP

The Foreign Policy Centre and the European Commission Representation in the UK are delighted to be holding a 'Reconnecting the European Parliament and its People' event in Edinburgh. The event, part of a series of four seminars being held across the UK, will examine public awareness and attitudes towards the European Parliament, assess the problems that it faces and explore some possible solutions.

To RSVP, please email: events[at]fpc.org.uk

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Information for visitors to the Scottish Parliament

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Download Edinburgh invitation (150 kilobyte PDF; need help viewing PDFs?)